860646

1-Methyl-DL-tryptophan

97%

• Synonym(s): 1-Methyl-DL-tryptophan, 1-Methyltryptophan, 2-Amino-3-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, 2-Amino-3-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)propanoicacid, 2-Amino-3-(1-methylindol-3-yl)propanoic acid, DL-1-Methyltryptophan, N′-Methyl-DL-tryptophan
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂
• CAS Number: 26988-72-7
• Molecular Weight: 218.25
• EC Number: 248-157-6
• MDL number: MFCD00005803
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24888516
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 97%
• form: solid
• mp: 250 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• functional group: amine; carboxylic acid
• SMILES string: Cn1cc(CC(N)C(O)=O)c2ccccc12
• InChI: 1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-14-7-8(6-10(13)12(15)16)9-4-2-3-5-11(9)14/h2-5,7,10H,6,13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
• InChI key: ZADWXFSZEAPBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

1-Methyl-DL-tryptophan, a competitive inhibitor of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase-1 (IDO1), has been used to study inflammation-induced depression in mice and syncytial virus induced bronchiolitis.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)